48-31-101 Short title
48-31-102 Definitions
48-31-103 Remedies for noncompliance
48-31-104 Jurisdiction
48-31-105 Notification required of deploying parent
48-31-106 Duty to notify of change of address
48-31-107 General consideration in custody proceeding of parent’s military service
48-31-201 Form of agreement addressing custodial responsibility during deployment
48-31-202 Nature of authority created by agreement
48-31-203 Modification of agreement
48-31-204 Power of attorney
48-31-205 Filing agreement or power of attorney with court
48-31-301 Proceeding for temporary custody order
48-31-302 Expedited hearing
48-31-303 Testimony by electronic means
48-31-304 Effect of prior judicial order or agreement
48-31-305 Grant of caretaking or decision-making authority to nonparent
48-31-306 Grant of limited contact
48-31-307 Nature of authority created by temporary custody order
48-31-308 Content of temporary custody order
48-31-309 Order for child support
48-31-310 Modifying or terminating grant of custodial responsibility to nonparent
48-31-401 Procedure for terminating temporary grant of custodial responsibility established by agreement
48-31-402 Consent procedure for terminating temporary grant of custodial responsibility established by court order
48-31-403 Visitation before termination of temporary grant of custodial responsibility
48-31-404 Termination by operation of law of temporary grant of custodial responsibility established by court order
48-31-501 Uniformity of application and construction
48-31-502 Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act
48-31-503 Savings clause
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Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 48 > Article 31 - Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act

  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • in writing: includes any representation of words, letters, or figures, whether by printing, engraving, writing, or otherwise. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
  • State: means a state of the United States, or the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See West Virginia Code 48-14-601
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.